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    struggling with cut

    ok i think i have decided, im going to go back to eating in surplus calories next week, lean bulk, i will deal with the stubborn stomach fat when i get bigger and heavier.
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    the what u saw at the gym TODAY thread

    unfortunately we have had no new talent come in to our gym, more guys than anything
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    struggling with cut

    thanks everyone for your opinions, the only reason i wanted to cut some more was to bring my bodyfat down to around 10% which from there i have a margin to eat in surplus and if i do gain a bit of bodyfat its not too bad, i wont end up too fat again and have to stop gaining before i end up like...
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    struggling with cut

    thanks guys, that was my other thought to just go back to eating in surplus and keep "bulking". i can feel i have already started to build a good base but just the flab around the midsection is demotivating.
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    struggling with cut

    hey guys, ill give you a little background, i originally started training hard probably about a 1 year ago and weighed around 65kg at 6ft (skinnyfat ecto ftw), over the year i ate ridiculous amounts of food and trained hard to put on some weight which i stopped at 80kg, and astimated around...
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    the what u saw at the gym TODAY thread

    saw an increase in new faces last night, new years resolutioners ... pffft, oh well should calm down again in a few weeks saw a "team" of 4 benching at my gym last night one benching and three spotters (powerlifting style) one on either end of the bar and one in the middle. this would not be...
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    the what u saw at the gym TODAY thread

    have you done hack squats? they certainly isolate your quads more,
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    Barbell curl

    i have always done my standing curls slightly bent over as i felt it gave a much better burn. and hate that vertical rest goosey just mentioned
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    Bench pressing

    my incline bench weight is pretty close to my flat now but when i first did incline it sucked arse was like half of my flat bench weight
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    Bench pressing

    i do both, start with incline BB then some flyes to stretch them out then on to flat DB bench to rerally finish off the muscles i have found the upper part of my chest filling out more since i have been progressing in incline bench though
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    Extra training

    im in the same boat at the moment, i had gained 15kg on my starting weight but had put on a bit of fat around the middle at the same time so i am trying to cut some back before i start bulking again, currently i am just eating in calorie defici,t training hard and losing around .2 of a kilo a...
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    the what u saw at the gym TODAY thread

    hahaha X bench, load that up with some weight and watch your joints explode
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    German Volume Training - BOOM!!!

    as you can only pick one excercise per muscle what would everyone pick for each muscle be? which do you feel would give you the best result? below examples taken from the first article Chest. Bench press, weighted chest dip, decline dumbbell press, etc. Shoulders. Pick some form of standing or...
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    Looking at buying some Oly Shoes

    i have to squat barefoot, if i squat in my trainers i find i roll to far forward onto the balls of my feet. would having a raised heel like an oly shoe cause this too?
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    Canned tuna's Transformation 2012

    im 6 foot, i have just managed to get my squat up to 100kg but i have had to drop my reps down to around 7 max and im slowly building it up rep by rep. i have the same issue though it does feel a bit weird, i always kick my shoes off and squat barefoot as i helps me sit back on my heels rather...
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    More food Macro confusion

    i use wolframalpha.com for finding nutritional value of most foods i eat, and have a spreadsheet which i log everything into i just got onto myfitness pal yesterday but it estimates my calorie target at 2200 calories to gain weight, im eating on average around 3800 per day and am slowly...
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    Canned tuna's Transformation 2012

    what weight is your squat at? i keep having to go easy on mine as my back has a tendency to get upset if i push it too hard
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    Canned tuna's Transformation 2012

    mate, i feel your pain, i am the exact same as you. i currently eat on average just shy of 4000 calories a day. at the moment i weigh in at 79.7kg's which i have built up from around 66kg in about 10 months, i hit a plateau at 75kg for a while there but have made the most progress since i have...
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